Re: Design Philosophy

Mark E. Ingram (markt_at_mickey.mo-net.com)
Tue, 25 Mar 1997 08:15:34 -0600 (CST)


On Mon, 24 Mar 1997, Brian Reynols wrote:

> Joke is that someday there will not be any flight controls or displays.
> Direct neural connection between the aircraft entity and the
> pilot/manager. I'd guess about 7 years and we'll see a simple
> demonstration.

I think in the interim we might see the "dog" joke realized: There will
be but one (human) pilot, and one attack dog. The dog is there to make
absolutely sure that the pilot doesn't touch *anything* in the cockpit.

Regards,

Mark E. Ingram

MarkT_at_Mo-Net.Com (also mingram_at_mail.orion.org)